basin
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With several airports and numerous local drone restrictions, the Los Angeles basin already has heavily regulated airspace.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
After the Pacific, the Mediterranean basin holds the highest number of historical tsunamis recorded, of which several have impacted France’s Côte d’Azur coastline.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In its suit, the nonprofit said the dark color of the pool's basin "creates the sweeping mirror image of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument that millions of visitors experience every year."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
She dissolved the ash in a basin of cold water, stirring with a force that made the water splatter on her legs.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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